The effectiveness of self regulation with brisk walking on serum total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high density lipoprotein cholesterol in people with hypercholesterolemia
Abstract:
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to examine the effects of self regulation with brisk walking on serum total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high desity lipoprotein cholesterol in people with hypercholesterolemia. The self regulation were integrated with brisk walking used to guide the intervention. The sample consisted of 98 people with hypercholesterolemia, and were divided into 2 groups; 54 in the experimental group and 54 in the control group. The instruments included the self regulation with brisk walking program, demographic questionnaire, ditary behavior assessment instrument, physical activity assessment instrument. Frequency, mean, standard deviation, paired t-test, Analysis of Covariance were used to analyze the data.The result showed that total cholesterol (TC) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) of the experimental group were decreased significantly and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was increased significantly (p<.05) after 4 and 8 weeks, of the experiment. Comparing between the experimental and control group, there was a significant difference found. Total cholesterol and LDL of the experimental group were lower than the control group and HDL was higher there the control group after 4 and 8 weeks of the experiment.Longditudinal study and application of the self-regulation program with other hypercholesterolemia are recommended for further study.